Collection Summary
Paula Morin collection: Honest horses,
wild horses in the Great Basin, 1999-2001
1999-2001
AFC
2013/038
Morin, Paula, 1945-
1459 items; 2 containers; 5 linear inches.
1377 photographs (negatives) : film, black &
white.
21 photographic prints (giclee prints, handcolored) :
inkjet, color ; various sizes.
2.5 linear inches.
In English.
In English.
Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of
Congress
Washington, D.C.
Collection of photographic documentation
of wild horse herds in the Nevada Great Basin made by Paula Morin during her work for
the Nevada Arts Council, 1999-2001. The photographs were exhibited by the Nevada Arts
Council in an exhibiton titled, "Honest Horses: A Portrait of the Mustang in Nevada's
Great Basin." The collection includes 21 prints described by the artist as giclee prints
made from handpainted black-and-white photographs; one print log, and related publicity
materials.
Selected Search Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically.
People
Morin, Paula, 1945- photographer.
Organizations
Nevada Arts Council
Subjects
Horses--Nevada--1990-2000.
Wild horses--Great Basin--Photographs.
Wild horses--Nevada--Photographs.
Wilderness areas--Nevada--Photographs.
Places
Nevada.
Titles
Honest horses, wild horses in the Great Basin
Form/Genre
Inkjet prints.
Manuscripts.
Negatives.
Photographs.
Arrangement
The collection is divided into two series: Manuscripts and graphic images. The negatives and contact sheets are in a binder, described as Box 2 in the container list.
Acquisition
The Paula Morin collection was purchased by the American Folklife Center in 2013.
Processing History
Valda Morris processed and encoded the collection finding aid in EAD format in April
2014.
Related Material
Related interviews conducted by Paula Morin for the exhibition are in the Nevada Arts Council "Honest Horses" exhibition
collection (AFC 2014/019).
Copyright Status
Duplication of collection materials may be governed by copyright and other
restrictions.
Access and Restrictions
Collection is open for research. To request materials, please contact the Folklife
Reading Room at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.contact
Preferred Citation
Paula Morin collection: Honest horses, wild horses in the Great Basin (AFC 2013/038),
Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington,
D.C.
Publication
Morin, Paula.
Honest horses : wild horses in the Great Basin
(Reno: University of Nevada Press, c2006)
Biographical Notes
Paula Morin is a photographer and oral historian specializing in the photography of wild horses of
the Great Basin region of the American West. For more than a decade, she has studied wild horses and conducted interviews about the horses' impact on the ecology and cultural landscape of Nevada.
Born in Hollywood, California, and raised in San Francisco, Morin’s admiration for horses was first inspired by her father, who was raised in Montana. They attended many horse races and polo matches during her
childhood. Morin graduated magna cum laude from Southern Oregon University and later pursued post-graduate
studies in photographic history and cultural anthropology. She became an independent photographer and field researcher and pursued an interest in the nineteenth-century
technique of hand-painted black-and-white photography.
In 1999, Morin received a Rural Community Arts Assistance Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and the U.S. Forest Service which resulted in the
exhibition Honest Horses: A Portrait of the Mustang in Nevada's Great Basin, supported by the Nevada Arts Council.
Scope and Content
Collection of photographic documentation of wild horse herds in the Nevada Great Basin
made by Paula Morin during her work for the Nevada Arts Council, 1999-2001.
The manuscript materials include exhibition documentation, a narrative history of wild
horses in the Great Basin, background information on the Nevada Touring Initiative, and
a teaching module. Also included is a handwritten print log with details about the creation of the giclee prints.
The
graphic images include 21 giclee prints, plus more than 1300 black-and-white photographs
depicting wild horses in the Great Basin region, as well as other images taken during
Morin's fieldwork.
Container List
Manuscripts
1/1
Finding aid
1/2
Nevada Touring Initiative: Traveling
Exhibit
Administratrive information pertaining to the Nevada Touring Initiative.
1/3
Promotional Materials
Postcards, flyers, book jackets and schedule of exhibits.
1/4
Newsletter, September 2001
September 2001
Telling the Story of Nevada's Wild Horses State Spotlight: National Assembly of
State Arts Agencies
1/5
Print log: Honest Horses
Detailed processing and image development notes.
Graphic Images
1/6
Wild Horses of the Great Basin
21 giclee
prints
2/1
Montgomery Pass and Granite Mountain, June
1999
June
1999
1 contact sheet and 7 negative
strips
2/1
Granite Mountain, June 1999
June 1999
1 contact sheet and 3 negative
strips
2/1
Augusta Mountains, August 15,
1999
August 15,
1999
1 contact sheet and 6 negative
strips
2/1
Unidentified location, August 15,
1999
August 15,
1999
1 contact sheet and 7 negative
strips
2/1
Unidentified location, August 15,
1999
August 15,
1999
1 contact sheet and 6 negative
strips
2/1
Unidentified location, August 15,
1999
August 15,
1999
1 contact sheet and 7 negative
strips
2/1
Unidentified location, August 15,
1999
August 15,
1999
1 contact sheet and 4 negative
strips
2/1
McCoy, Hole in the Wall, August 15,
1999
August 15,
1999
1 contact sheet and 4 negative
strips
2/1
McCoy, Hole in the Wall, August 15,
1999
August 15,
1999
1 contact sheet and 4 negative
strips
2/1
McCoy, Hole in the Wall, August 15,
1999
August 15,
1999
1 contact sheet and 4 negative
strips
2/1
Gary Garvasta, August 15,
1999
August 15,
1999
1 contact sheet and 4 negative
strips
2/1
McCoy, Hole in the Wall, August 15,
1999
August 15,
1999
1 contact sheet and 3 negative
strips
2/1
Reneilles, September
1999
September
1999
1 contact sheet and 7 negative
strips
2/1
Stone Cabin and Reneilles, September
1999
September
1999
1 contact and 4 negative
strips
2/1
Reneilles, September
1999
September
1999
1 contact sheet and 7 negative
strips
2/1
Reneilles and Stone Cabin Valley, September 1999
September 1999
1 contact sheet and 6 negative
strips
2/1
Reneilles, September 1999
September 1999
1 contact sheet and 4 negative
strips
2/1
Stone Cabin, September 1999
September 1999
1 contact sheet and 2 negative
strips
2/1
Reneilles, September 1999
September 1999
1 contact sheet and 4 negative
strips
2/1
Reneilles, September
1999
September
1999
1 contact sheet and 4 negative
strips
2/1
Reneilles, September
1999
September
1999
1 contact sheet and 4 negative
strips
2/1
Seven Troughs, September
1999
September
1999
1 contact and 4 negative
strips
2/1
Seven Troughs, September
1999
September
1999
1 contact sheet and 4 negative
strips
2/1
Jim Gianola and Follow: Five Horses, January 1,
2000
January 1,
2000
1 contact and 6 negative
strips
2/1
Edwards Creek Valley and Alpine Mountains,
January
16, 2000
January
16, 2000
1 contact sheet and 7 negative
strips
2/1
Edwards Creek Valley, January 16,
2000
January 16,
2000
1 contact and 7 negative
strips
2/1
Unidentified location, January 16,
2000
January 16,
2000
1 contact sheet and 4 negative
strips
2/1
Edwards Creek Valley, January 16,
2000
January 16,
2000
1 contact sheet and 7 negative
strips
2/1
Bryan Neubert: Cowboy Poetry, January 27,
2000
January 27,
2000
1 contact sheet and 7 negative
strips
2/1
Bryan Neubert: Cowboy Poetry, January 27,
2000
January 27,
2000
1 contact sheet and 6 negative
strips
2/1
Las Vegas, February 3,
2000
February 3,
2000
1 contact sheet 7 negative
strips
2/1
Las Vegas, February 3,
2000
February 3,
2000
1 contact sheet and 3 negative
strips
2/1
Las Vegas, February 3,
2000
February 3,
2000
1 contact sheet and 6 negative
strips
2/1
Nanny Kent (2/6) and Red Rock Canyon (2/23),
March
2000
March
2000
1 contact sheet and 7 negative
strips
2/1
Red Rock Canyon, March 23,
2000
March 23,
2000
1 contact sheet and 7 negative
strips
2/1
Las Vegas: Red Rock Canyon and blue Moon Horses,
March
23, 2000
March
23, 2000
1 contact and 7 negative
strips
2/1
Red Rock Conversation Area, March 2000
March 2000
1 contact sheet and 4 negative
strips
2/1
IL Ranch, April 12,
2000
April 12,
2000
1 contact and 7 negative
strips
2/1
Owhyee, April 12,
2000
April 12,
2000
1 contact sheet and 7 negative
strips
2/1
Owhyee (4/12) and Newark Valley (5/10),
April-May 2000
April-May 2000
1 contact sheet and 7 negative
strips
2/1
Ely-Newark Valley May 9,
2000
May 9,
2000
1 contact sheet and 7 negative
strips
2/1
Ely-Newark Valley May 10,
2000
May 10,
2000
1 contact sheet and 7 negative
strips
2/1
Clan Alpine (5/25) and Newark Valley (5/9),
January
16, 2000
January
16, 2000
1 contact sheet and 5 negative
strips
2/1
Bald Mountain (May) Bookkeeper Springs (6/1),
May-June 2000
May-June 2000
1 contact sheet and 7 negative
strips
2/1
Bookkeeper Springs, June 1,
2000
June 1,
2000
1 contact shet and 7 negative
strips
2/1
Bookkeeper Springs, June 1,
2000
June 1,
2000
1 contact sheet and 5 negative
strips
2/1
Bookkeeper Springs, June 1,
2000
June 1,
2000
1 contact sheet and 7 negative
strips
2/1
Bookkeeper Springs, June 1,
2000
June 1,
2000
1 contact sheet and 6 negative
strips
2/1
Bookkeeper Springs: Emergency gather, June 12,
2000
June 12,
2000
1 contact sheet and 7 negative
strips
2/1
Bookkeeper Springs: Emergency gather, June 12,
2000
June 12,
2000
1 contact sheet and 7 negative
strips
2/1
Bookkeeper Springs: Emergency gather, June 12,
2000
June 12,
2000
1 contact sheet and 2 negative
strips
2/1
Bookkeeper Springs: Emergency gather, June 12,
2000
June 12,
2000
1 contact sheet and 6 negative
strips
2/1
Fish Creek and Owhyee gather, July 6,
2000
July 6,
2000
1 contact sheet and 7 negative
strips
2/1
Antelope Valley, July 6,
2000
July 6,
2000
1 contact sheet and 2 negative
strips
2/1
Antelope Valley and Fish Creek, July 6,
2000
July 6,
2000
1 contact sheet and 4 negative
strips